Zélie (given name)

Zélie is a French short form of the name Azélie, derived from the Occitan Azalaïs. The name evolved from Adelais, which had itself been shortened from the same ancient Germanic source Adalheidis, meaning “noble”, as the other modern English forms Ada, Adela, Adele, Adelaide, Adeline, Alice, Alicia, and Alison and other variants.[1] A connection to the French names Solange and Solenne, meaning “solemn”, via the short form Zéline, has also been suggested.[2] It has also been considered a French form of the flower name Azalea. The French word for the flower is azalée.[3]

Zélie
Marie-Azélie “Zélie” Guérin (1833-1877) is a recently canonized Roman Catholic saint.
GenderFeminine
Origin
Word/nameFrench
Meaningnoble or “solemn”
Other names
Related namesAda, Adela, Adele, Adelaide, Adeline, Alice, Alison, Azalea, Azaylee, Azélie, Solange, Solenne, Zaylee, Zelie, Zéline, Zellie

The name has gained in usage due to the recently canonized Roman Catholic saints Louis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin.[4]

Anglicized spellings and pronunciations of the name also in use include Zelie and Zellie. In some instances the name Zaylee and its spelling variants are intended as phonetic versions of Zélie. [5]

  1. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Zélie".
  2. https://charlies-names.com/en/zéline/
  3. "Zelie: Baby Name of the Day". 15 April 2015.
  4. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Zélie".
  5. "There's Something About Zelie/Zaylee".
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